Oh no- check engine light and check VSC
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From: MA
Originally Posted by ahohnstein
Found this posted on my.is. Don't flame me if this is against the rules or something. Just trying to help you guys out. I believe this has to do with the fuel in the oil issue....
http://my.is/forums/showthread.php?t=289588
http://my.is/forums/showthread.php?t=289588
I had a similar problem with my 250. All of a sudden the Check engine light came and check VSC came on. So I called my salesperson to see if she can help me book a early appointment. (she's really cool with me so I called her). Well it happens that she has a 250 too and she was around where i live, so she told me to go meet up with her. So when I met up with her, she knew what was going on since she has the same car. She said that I have to push my traction control button. So she got in my car and started it and push the button and the lights were all gone. I hope that it was just the traction control and not anything major.
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From: Oregon
Originally Posted by ES3
Geesh, this stinks, so does this mean we'll CONSTANTLY have to go back for new oxygen sensors? Or is the original factory sensor the only bad one and replacements are supposed to be improved? Wonder how much this would run, outside of warranty? 
Man... My VSC, check engine, and traction control light went off this morning. What's going on. Could it be the Oil and fuel mixture or I have a faulty O2 sensor too? I weed-out the possiblities of my fuel cap cause its nicely tight/shut. BTW, I have a IS 250 w/ a little over 5.5k miles. Any other ideas that my cause this type of problem??
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From: Oregon
Originally Posted by loftus112
Man... My VSC, check engine, and traction control light went off this morning. What's going on. Could it be the Oil and fuel mixture or I have a faulty O2 sensor too? I weed-out the possiblities of my fuel cap cause its nicely tight/shut. BTW, I have a IS 250 w/ a little over 5.5k miles. Any other ideas that my cause this type of problem??
Same warnings I had with my bad O2 sensor. Sorry about the news, I have no more ideas to give. The best advice I can give you is take your car in and change oil & filter afterwards just to be safe I did.
Originally Posted by IS350Sport
Same warnings I had with my bad O2 sensor. Sorry about the news, I have no more ideas to give. The best advice I can give you is take your car in and change oil & filter afterwards just to be safe I did.
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From: Oregon
Originally Posted by loftus112
Thanks, I'll do that first thing on Monday. So do they have to replace your O2 sensor part or just an oil change for the fix?
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From: SC
Is there an 02 sensor check that can be performed regardless of a check engine light? My car is in for the alignment fix right now, I wonder if I should have them check that out as well for preventative maintenance?
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From: Oregon
Originally Posted by ES3
Is there an 02 sensor check that can be performed regardless of a check engine light? My car is in for the alignment fix right now, I wonder if I should have them check that out as well for preventative maintenance?
Originally Posted by IS350Sport
Yes! they replaced the O2 sensor it was cracked it fixed the problem. I just changed the oil on my own because I just got paranoid. Alot of IS250 owners with gas in the oil and they had some of the same warning lights as I. But you have the same warning lights like I had,its probably just the O2 sensor but you'll never know. When you take it in have them check the oil.
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Joined: Nov 2005
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From: MA
same problem just occured on my IS 350 that i've had since Novemeber(12K miles on it). Seeing the senior tech wasnt on duty they decided to keep my car and give me a brand new IS 250 AWD as a loaner.
Hopefully its the same key problem and can be fixed quickly until then i'm going rack up 70-85 miles a day going to work on the loaner car
Hopefully its the same key problem and can be fixed quickly until then i'm going rack up 70-85 miles a day going to work on the loaner car
They replaced my 02 sensor on Friday for the fix of VSC error. What was suprising to me was that, my service advisor at Longo Lexus told me that this was his first time he heard about this problem on the new IS's and he's been there for quite some time. Anyone purchased from Longo Lexus and had VSC issue and needed the 02 sensor replaced?
My next visit with them would be to have them fix the aligment problem, veers to the right and the seatbeat issue. They need to replace the bushing to fix the aligment problem. So IS owners, you guys should get these done too.
My next visit with them would be to have them fix the aligment problem, veers to the right and the seatbeat issue. They need to replace the bushing to fix the aligment problem. So IS owners, you guys should get these done too.
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From: SC
Originally Posted by loftus112
They replaced my 02 sensor on Friday for the fix of VSC error. What was suprising to me was that, my service advisor at Longo Lexus told me that this was his first time he heard about this problem on the new IS's and he's been there for quite some time. Anyone purchased from Longo Lexus and had VSC issue and needed the 02 sensor replaced?
My next visit with them would be to have them fix the aligment problem, veers to the right and the seatbeat issue. They need to replace the bushing to fix the aligment problem. So IS owners, you guys should get these done too.
My next visit with them would be to have them fix the aligment problem, veers to the right and the seatbeat issue. They need to replace the bushing to fix the aligment problem. So IS owners, you guys should get these done too.
Originally Posted by ES3
Can you clarify anything further about the bushing? Where did you hear that was the culprit? I'm taking my car back Friday for the 2nd time to fix alignment, they said it was in specs, but the thing still pulls right slightly...???
1. The people that pulls to the left (Requires tires replacement)
2. All is well after alignment adjustments by the dealer.
3. Last, the people that got alignments but still veers to the right. (Needs to replace the bushing where the axle and struts are.)
ES3, if they claimed that its within specs, they're lying to you. I was told by my advisor that after doing alignment, it still had an alignment issue so they gonna have to order the part.